Chapter 55
Level 4 of the Profound Realm, Golden-Toothed Serpent!
Longquan Station.
In the tranquil guest room.
Gu Lin took out a gallbladder-shaped hanging container, inside which was a worm the size of a fingernail, with a fluorescent green body and three pairs of small wings.
It is precisely to seek out the demonic Gu.
Gu Lin closed his eyes to rest, completely emptying his mind, and his consciousness merged entirely into the void within his body.
Fifteen minutes later, a drop of blood dripped into the orifice.
"Refine!"
Gu Lin opened and closed his eyes, the bloodstains on his arms bulged, and blood droplets shot out, landing precisely on the body of the Seeking Demon Gu.
Blood beads enveloped the Demon-Seeking Gu, and the Gu worm emitted a clear buzzing sound, its three pairs of small wings turning scarlet.
At the same time, the pattern of the Seeking Demon Gu was clearly imprinted inside Gu Lin Kong's orifice.
"go."
With a thought, he caused the Demon-Seeking Gu to wriggle on the ground, then spread its wings and flew out the window.
"Return."
Gu Lin opened his palm.
A moment later, the Demon-Seeking Gu flew into his palm.
Refining successful!
Gu Lin nodded in satisfaction and put the Demon-Seeking Gu back into the container.
"Follow me, and I will never treat you badly. I will buy you a Gu vessel when we return to the capital."
Gu Lin was in a great mood and left Longquan Post Station.
.....
Two days later, he arrived at the outskirts of the Cloud and Water Swamp.
The Yunshui Swamp is vast and boundless, larger than the entire Chuwei County. Legend has it that a fifth-order great demon dwells deep within the swamp, and a sixth-order giant demon also lurks there. Two years ago, the Thousand-Household Commander of the Martial Peak Palace personally went to the depths of the swamp and killed the fifth-order giant demon with a single sword strike.
Swamps are also places of opportunity, containing hidden caves and treasures, which attracts a constant stream of independent cultivators to come and explore, as the saying goes, fortune is found in danger.
Gu Lin opened the map, which circled the activity range of the deer-faced red wolf.
It is roughly within a radius of fifty li in the Duanlang River Valley.
Because this demon is extremely good at hiding, many valiant warriors from holy lands have returned empty-handed after taking on the mission.
Killing it is easy; the most important thing is finding it!
In the evening, Gu Lin arrived at the Broken Wave River Valley.
He released the demon-seeking Gu and watched the Gu worm fly into the deep valley.
"Don't let me down!"
Gu Lin tied up his horse and strode towards the deep valley.
The range of the Demon-Seeking Gu is only within a radius of ten miles, and one must control it to explore.
At midnight, the deep mountains were deathly silent. After three full hours of probing, no demonic aura was detected.
Clearly, the many holy land warriors failed to complete their mission and instead slaughtered the demons within a fifty-mile radius, leaving only the deer-faced red wolf here.
Gu Lin was not discouraged and continued to manipulate the Demon-Seeking Gu remotely.
Until the hour of Mao (5-7 AM) on the second day.
Sudden.
The pattern for finding the demonic Gu inside the cavity flickered, and in the darkness, Gu Lin sensed demonic energy.
"They really know how to hide!" Gu Lin was overjoyed.
As dawn broke on the horizon, Gu Lin arrived at the location of the Demon-Seeking Gu.
It was an underground cave, seemingly filled with spiritual energy, with many wild medicinal herbs growing around it.
The Demon-Seeking Gu hovered outside the cave before flying inside.
Gu Lin stepped into the cave, which was pitch black and so dark that he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face. The further he went in, the narrower it became.
Just then, a pair of blood-red eyes appeared in the darkness.
"roar!"
The silence was broken by a roar, and a monster suddenly pounced.
A surge of majestic purple energy erupted from between Gu Lin's brows.
At this moment, he could clearly see the demon with a deer head and a wolf body, standing eight feet tall.
At close range, the deer-faced red wolf suddenly feinted and plunged heavily into the ground.
"This beast is smarter than the giant crocodile with a human face."
Gu Lin sneered and used the Confucian and Taoist Heavenly Net to directly block the underground passage.
Rumble!
At the same time, the powerful and violent force of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, "The Dragon Regrets," caused the underground passage to collapse.
The red-faced deer had nowhere to escape and was trapped like a caged beast.
Ten breaths later, Gu Lin easily killed the monster.
In terms of combat strength, it is inferior to the human-faced crocodile, but it is indeed good at hiding. The underground passage leads directly to the cliff, and it almost fell off the cliff to escape.
Gu Lin dragged the deer-faced red wolf out of the cave.
At that moment, tiny golden lights also flickered in my mind.
[Defeat a level 8 evil demon and receive a reward of max-level Lingxu Divine Speed.]
[Martial Arts Merit Points: 3460/10000]
[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 753/10000]
[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/10000]
[Witchcraft Merit Points: 654/10000]
In an instant, the spiritual liquid in Gu Lin's dantian surged another inch, accompanied by a constant buzzing in his acupoints. His seven meridians and six channels felt as cold as if they were touching ten-thousand-year-old ice, but returned to normal in a short while.
The fourth level of Dongxuan Realm!
With a smile on his face, Gu Lin mentally reviewed the "Soaring Through the Void" technique from the Book of Merit.
This is a skill of lightness and agility.
Its power surpasses even the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)!
Faster and longer duration!
"In the world of martial arts, the greatest skill is to be able to run fast."
Gu Lin was completely satisfied.
Although Lingbo Weibu was sufficient, in every past duel, his movement technique was always ahead of his opponent.
But what he pursues is not to be number one.
It was a crushing defeat!
Gu Lin took the blood-red demon core, cut off the head of the deer-faced wolf, and put the meritorious demon-seeking Gu back into the container.
From now on, we must use the best blood crystals on it!
Back at the horse-tethering post, Gu Lin didn't plan to return to Luoxia City. Instead, he intended to stay in the Yunshui Swamp for a few more days to see if he could slay the evil demon.
.....
.....
Six days later.
Beside the icy pool lay the carcass of a giant python, weighing two hundred pounds, with three heads and three tails, its body covered in blood.
Gu Lin bent down to wash the blood off his hands, his expression inevitably showing disappointment.
In these six days, with the help of the Demon-Seeking Gu, he slaughtered four demons!
However, they were all unenlightened and unworldly demons. The one with the highest merit value was this giant python, but it only had a few dozen merit points, which was better than nothing.
"We can't linger in the swamp any longer; we have to return to Luoxia Mountain."
Gu Lin made up his mind to go to the mission hall and select a case file containing heinous crimes in order to quickly improve his strength.
He took the demon core and left.
After walking five miles, the hollow space was sensed again.
"The Demon-Seeking Gu is still too diligent." Gu Lin turned around and followed the location of the Demon-Seeking Gu.
That monster didn't have much sin value, but monsters are born to feed on human flesh and blood, so it was easy to kill it to prevent it from growing up and devouring innocent people. Besides, eliminating monsters is the duty of the holy land.
Suddenly, Gu Lin stopped and frowned deeply.
Inside the cavity, the pattern of the Seeking Demon Gu visibly shrank, and its two pairs of small wings broke off.
The pattern has shrunk and the wings are broken, which means that the Demon-Seeking Gu is now extremely weak!
"Could it be that we've encountered a high-level demon?" Gu Lin's heart sank, but he quickly dismissed the thought.
This is only a first-stage Demon-Seeking Gu, so it's impossible for it to detect high-level demons.
Or was he injured by a demon?
However, the appearance of the Seeking Demon Gu is exactly the same as that of the millions of insects in the swamp, making it difficult even for martial artists to distinguish, let alone foolish demons.
Gu Lin was puzzled and quickly went to investigate.
Half an hour later, he arrived at a cave. Outside, the heat was intense, as scorching as the hottest days of summer. Inside, it was clearly a lava field.
The Demon-Seeking Gu wriggled beneath Gu Lin's feet.
Gu Lin felt a pang of heartache and put it back in the container.
Immediately afterwards, he focused his energy in his dantian, opened all his acupoints, and prepared for the max-level Lingxu Divine Movement, slowly walking towards the lava cave.
Upon entering the cave and taking in the first thing he saw, Gu Lin's pupils constricted, and his heart pounded violently like a drum.
Inside the magma was a black lizard with two rows of golden teeth. It was no more than five feet long and its face was baring its teeth and roaring at the humans with a ferocious expression.
The presence of humans seemed to awaken its hunting instincts, but it was too young and could only roar ferociously as it burrowed into the lava.
Gu Lin's gaze was intense, his emotions surging!
He sensed an ancient aura emanating from the lizard.
He had read too many books about demons at the East Temple.
This ancient aura clearly indicates the royal bloodline!
This is a young viper!
Members of the Holy Land can hunt down demons with royal bloodlines and be promoted from elite cavalry to squad leader, gaining more power with each promotion!
"You got away! I'll regret this for the rest of my life!"
Gu Lin was in high spirits. He first unleashed a round of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, causing the entire lava pit to shake violently. At the same time, he took off his black Xie Zhi official robe and jumped into the lava.
In the tranquil guest room.
Gu Lin took out a gallbladder-shaped hanging container, inside which was a worm the size of a fingernail, with a fluorescent green body and three pairs of small wings.
It is precisely to seek out the demonic Gu.
Gu Lin closed his eyes to rest, completely emptying his mind, and his consciousness merged entirely into the void within his body.
Fifteen minutes later, a drop of blood dripped into the orifice.
"Refine!"
Gu Lin opened and closed his eyes, the bloodstains on his arms bulged, and blood droplets shot out, landing precisely on the body of the Seeking Demon Gu.
Blood beads enveloped the Demon-Seeking Gu, and the Gu worm emitted a clear buzzing sound, its three pairs of small wings turning scarlet.
At the same time, the pattern of the Seeking Demon Gu was clearly imprinted inside Gu Lin Kong's orifice.
"go."
With a thought, he caused the Demon-Seeking Gu to wriggle on the ground, then spread its wings and flew out the window.
"Return."
Gu Lin opened his palm.
A moment later, the Demon-Seeking Gu flew into his palm.
Refining successful!
Gu Lin nodded in satisfaction and put the Demon-Seeking Gu back into the container.
"Follow me, and I will never treat you badly. I will buy you a Gu vessel when we return to the capital."
Gu Lin was in a great mood and left Longquan Post Station.
.....
Two days later, he arrived at the outskirts of the Cloud and Water Swamp.
The Yunshui Swamp is vast and boundless, larger than the entire Chuwei County. Legend has it that a fifth-order great demon dwells deep within the swamp, and a sixth-order giant demon also lurks there. Two years ago, the Thousand-Household Commander of the Martial Peak Palace personally went to the depths of the swamp and killed the fifth-order giant demon with a single sword strike.
Swamps are also places of opportunity, containing hidden caves and treasures, which attracts a constant stream of independent cultivators to come and explore, as the saying goes, fortune is found in danger.
Gu Lin opened the map, which circled the activity range of the deer-faced red wolf.
It is roughly within a radius of fifty li in the Duanlang River Valley.
Because this demon is extremely good at hiding, many valiant warriors from holy lands have returned empty-handed after taking on the mission.
Killing it is easy; the most important thing is finding it!
In the evening, Gu Lin arrived at the Broken Wave River Valley.
He released the demon-seeking Gu and watched the Gu worm fly into the deep valley.
"Don't let me down!"
Gu Lin tied up his horse and strode towards the deep valley.
The range of the Demon-Seeking Gu is only within a radius of ten miles, and one must control it to explore.
At midnight, the deep mountains were deathly silent. After three full hours of probing, no demonic aura was detected.
Clearly, the many holy land warriors failed to complete their mission and instead slaughtered the demons within a fifty-mile radius, leaving only the deer-faced red wolf here.
Gu Lin was not discouraged and continued to manipulate the Demon-Seeking Gu remotely.
Until the hour of Mao (5-7 AM) on the second day.
Sudden.
The pattern for finding the demonic Gu inside the cavity flickered, and in the darkness, Gu Lin sensed demonic energy.
"They really know how to hide!" Gu Lin was overjoyed.
As dawn broke on the horizon, Gu Lin arrived at the location of the Demon-Seeking Gu.
It was an underground cave, seemingly filled with spiritual energy, with many wild medicinal herbs growing around it.
The Demon-Seeking Gu hovered outside the cave before flying inside.
Gu Lin stepped into the cave, which was pitch black and so dark that he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face. The further he went in, the narrower it became.
Just then, a pair of blood-red eyes appeared in the darkness.
"roar!"
The silence was broken by a roar, and a monster suddenly pounced.
A surge of majestic purple energy erupted from between Gu Lin's brows.
At this moment, he could clearly see the demon with a deer head and a wolf body, standing eight feet tall.
At close range, the deer-faced red wolf suddenly feinted and plunged heavily into the ground.
"This beast is smarter than the giant crocodile with a human face."
Gu Lin sneered and used the Confucian and Taoist Heavenly Net to directly block the underground passage.
Rumble!
At the same time, the powerful and violent force of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, "The Dragon Regrets," caused the underground passage to collapse.
The red-faced deer had nowhere to escape and was trapped like a caged beast.
Ten breaths later, Gu Lin easily killed the monster.
In terms of combat strength, it is inferior to the human-faced crocodile, but it is indeed good at hiding. The underground passage leads directly to the cliff, and it almost fell off the cliff to escape.
Gu Lin dragged the deer-faced red wolf out of the cave.
At that moment, tiny golden lights also flickered in my mind.
[Defeat a level 8 evil demon and receive a reward of max-level Lingxu Divine Speed.]
[Martial Arts Merit Points: 3460/10000]
[Confucian and Taoist Merit Points: 753/10000]
[Merit Points in Taoist Arts: 0/10000]
[Witchcraft Merit Points: 654/10000]
In an instant, the spiritual liquid in Gu Lin's dantian surged another inch, accompanied by a constant buzzing in his acupoints. His seven meridians and six channels felt as cold as if they were touching ten-thousand-year-old ice, but returned to normal in a short while.
The fourth level of Dongxuan Realm!
With a smile on his face, Gu Lin mentally reviewed the "Soaring Through the Void" technique from the Book of Merit.
This is a skill of lightness and agility.
Its power surpasses even the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)!
Faster and longer duration!
"In the world of martial arts, the greatest skill is to be able to run fast."
Gu Lin was completely satisfied.
Although Lingbo Weibu was sufficient, in every past duel, his movement technique was always ahead of his opponent.
But what he pursues is not to be number one.
It was a crushing defeat!
Gu Lin took the blood-red demon core, cut off the head of the deer-faced wolf, and put the meritorious demon-seeking Gu back into the container.
From now on, we must use the best blood crystals on it!
Back at the horse-tethering post, Gu Lin didn't plan to return to Luoxia City. Instead, he intended to stay in the Yunshui Swamp for a few more days to see if he could slay the evil demon.
.....
.....
Six days later.
Beside the icy pool lay the carcass of a giant python, weighing two hundred pounds, with three heads and three tails, its body covered in blood.
Gu Lin bent down to wash the blood off his hands, his expression inevitably showing disappointment.
In these six days, with the help of the Demon-Seeking Gu, he slaughtered four demons!
However, they were all unenlightened and unworldly demons. The one with the highest merit value was this giant python, but it only had a few dozen merit points, which was better than nothing.
"We can't linger in the swamp any longer; we have to return to Luoxia Mountain."
Gu Lin made up his mind to go to the mission hall and select a case file containing heinous crimes in order to quickly improve his strength.
He took the demon core and left.
After walking five miles, the hollow space was sensed again.
"The Demon-Seeking Gu is still too diligent." Gu Lin turned around and followed the location of the Demon-Seeking Gu.
That monster didn't have much sin value, but monsters are born to feed on human flesh and blood, so it was easy to kill it to prevent it from growing up and devouring innocent people. Besides, eliminating monsters is the duty of the holy land.
Suddenly, Gu Lin stopped and frowned deeply.
Inside the cavity, the pattern of the Seeking Demon Gu visibly shrank, and its two pairs of small wings broke off.
The pattern has shrunk and the wings are broken, which means that the Demon-Seeking Gu is now extremely weak!
"Could it be that we've encountered a high-level demon?" Gu Lin's heart sank, but he quickly dismissed the thought.
This is only a first-stage Demon-Seeking Gu, so it's impossible for it to detect high-level demons.
Or was he injured by a demon?
However, the appearance of the Seeking Demon Gu is exactly the same as that of the millions of insects in the swamp, making it difficult even for martial artists to distinguish, let alone foolish demons.
Gu Lin was puzzled and quickly went to investigate.
Half an hour later, he arrived at a cave. Outside, the heat was intense, as scorching as the hottest days of summer. Inside, it was clearly a lava field.
The Demon-Seeking Gu wriggled beneath Gu Lin's feet.
Gu Lin felt a pang of heartache and put it back in the container.
Immediately afterwards, he focused his energy in his dantian, opened all his acupoints, and prepared for the max-level Lingxu Divine Movement, slowly walking towards the lava cave.
Upon entering the cave and taking in the first thing he saw, Gu Lin's pupils constricted, and his heart pounded violently like a drum.
Inside the magma was a black lizard with two rows of golden teeth. It was no more than five feet long and its face was baring its teeth and roaring at the humans with a ferocious expression.
The presence of humans seemed to awaken its hunting instincts, but it was too young and could only roar ferociously as it burrowed into the lava.
Gu Lin's gaze was intense, his emotions surging!
He sensed an ancient aura emanating from the lizard.
He had read too many books about demons at the East Temple.
This ancient aura clearly indicates the royal bloodline!
This is a young viper!
Members of the Holy Land can hunt down demons with royal bloodlines and be promoted from elite cavalry to squad leader, gaining more power with each promotion!
"You got away! I'll regret this for the rest of my life!"
Gu Lin was in high spirits. He first unleashed a round of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, causing the entire lava pit to shake violently. At the same time, he took off his black Xie Zhi official robe and jumped into the lava.